Mail Clerk

Purpose of Position:

Process incoming and outgoing mail for the organization and serve as courier when needed.

Uphold the organization’s vision, mission, and corporate values.  Demonstrate understanding of and compliance with organization’s policies, procedures, code of conduct and work rules.

Essential Functions:

• Pick up mail from post office and distribute it to appropriate department/personnel mail boxes
• Weigh and stamp outgoing mail, ensuring appropriate documentation, delivery notification, insurance, etc. is needed based on contents of package and desires of sender
• Daily pick-up and delivery of interoffice mail
• Monitor and maintain a sufficient level of mail supplies
• Monitor and request funds for mail processing as necessary
• Provide courier service to all departments as needed
• Perform daily delivery of Pharmacy prescriptions to Nome patients
• Provide support to other Departments when delivery of goods is required
• Act as back-up Patient Driver fulfilling job responsibilities when necessary
• Assist with Materials Management document filing and reconciliation
• Perform other duties as assigned

Personal Traits:

All Norton Sound Health Corporation employees are expected to consistently demonstrate the organization’s values: integrity, cultural sensitivity and respect for traditional values, continual learning and improving, compassion, teamwork and pride.  Employees are expected to demonstrate integrity, professionalism, accountability, cooperation with and consideration of others.

Required Knowledge:

All Norton Sound Health Corporation employees are expected to have general knowledge of typical office technologies such as computers, printers, copiers, fax machines, and typical office software.

Job Specific knowledge is listed below:

Required Skills and Abilities:

All Norton Sound Health Corporation employees are expected to have a broad range of skills and abilities centered around a strong patient focus, efficient performance, and teamwork.   All employees should have patient/customer service skills, interpersonal skills and good communication skills.   All employees should have the ability to manage their time and organize their work to ensure efficient performance.   In addition, all employees should have the ability to follow policy, procedure and instructions, actively communicate with their supervisors to ensure understanding and manage their work accordingly.  Finally, all employees should have the ability to understand and manage patient/customer confidentiality.

Job specific skills and abilities are listed below: 

Minimum Requirements

Physical Requirements:

∙Use hands and arms to operate office or clinical equipment

∙Sit less than half the workday

∙Stand and/or walk more than half the workday

∙Bend, stretch, twist, crouch and/or reach

∙Use hands and arms for repetitive motion tasks consistently for more than one hour at a time

∙Lift or carry unaided 25 to 50 pounds

∙Push or pull using up to moderate force

∙See and hear with normal acuity

Working Conditions:

∙Work is conducted in a standard office environment and includes exposure to biomedical specimens

∙No travel required

∙Work may be conducted outside in inclement weather conditions

I attest that I do not have any physical, mental or medical impairment or disability that would limit my job performance.

Affirmation of understanding of job duties:

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